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Silves Castle 🏰 – Monchique Town Center loop from Albufeira - Ferreiras

Silves Castle 🏰 – Monchique Town Center loop from Albufeira - Ferreiras

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4.6

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Silves Castle 🏰 – Monchique Town Center loop from Albufeira - Ferreiras

05:47

122km

1,510m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 7, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 97.2 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.8 km

Silves Castle 🏰

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A nice little town, with castle.

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28.5 km

View of the Arade River

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The street runs alongside the Arade River, with very beautiful views.

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37.3 km

Monchique Town Center

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Monchique is located in a valley on the slopes of Mount Fóia. It is known for the nearby six hot springs, "Caldas de Monchique," and the panoramic 902-meter-high Fóia Mountain. …

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60.8 km

Foia Summit

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At the top of the Monchique mountain range rises Foia, the highest point in the Algarve, at 902 meters altitude. Its antennas mark the summit where the sky seems closest …

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61.1 km

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

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The statue at the Foia Summit depicts Belgian national Remco Evenepoel winning a cycling stage on that very spot during the “Volta ao Algarve 2020”. Evenepoel won the Tour of …

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64.0 km

View from the Foia climb

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If you pedal up the Estrada da Fóia towards Monchique, you will not reach the summit, but at the highest point of the road at an altitude of 715 meters, you deserve a little break with a great view.

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97.9 km

Silves was the former capital of the Algarve. During the Moorish period (9th-12th centuries), the city was an important fortress and commercial center. The imposing red brick castle bears witness to this era.

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122 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.6 km

47.1 km

537 m

275 m

134 m

132 m

Surfaces

118 km

3.86 km

330 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Saturday 6 June

31°C

17°C

0 %

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Silves Castle 🏰 – Monchique Town Center loop from Albufeira - Ferreiras

Silves Castle 🏰

View of the Arade River

Stork Nest in Cork Oak Tree

Monchique Town Center

Foia Summit

Foia Summit and Cyclist Sculpture

View from the Foia climb

View of Silves Castle

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